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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1980Reserved (ST)

Kuliana

Winner — 1980

SARASWATI HEMBRAM
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 29.6%IND 20.2%5 others 50.2%
Votes
8,491
29.6% share
Winning margin
2,691
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
33.7%
of 85,195

A clear win with a 9.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SARASWATI HEMBRAM
INC(I)
Congress (I)
8,49129.6%
2
KANHU CHARAN SOREN
IND
5,80020.2%
3
BIRAM MURMU
5,72520.0%
4
NIRANJAN HEMBRAM
JNP(SC)
4,03114.1%
5
PRAFULLA NAIK
IND
2,6109.1%
6
SAMAI KISKU
JKD
1,3614.7%
7
ISWAR CHAPIAR
IND
6702.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (58th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 1.5% · max 38.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
58th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
76th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 29.6%IND 20.2%INC(U) 20.0%JNP(SC) 14.1%IND 9.1%OTH 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,79,505
Density
274 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,114 km²
SC population18.1%
ST population30.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.2%
Electricity60.5%
Sanitation26.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.8%
Women literate79.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.5%
Clean cooking fuel41.8%
Health insurance37.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Aluminium Ingot🏺Chilly🏺Ginger
🏛️

Rock Inscription, Vikramkhol

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock Inscription

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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